Thank you all.  Problem resolved. A little bit more knowledge of CSS
goes a long way...

On Jan 5, 6:44 pm, justaguy <[email protected]> wrote:
> "to google for a template or a similar page for close proximity.  Too
> bad, couldn't find a single elegant
> page of zillions of pages... "
> You missed this part of my post
>
> Additionally, for some nice looking / elegant site, code is too messy,
> tons of js code and multiple CSS files...
>
> Now, let's look at the Subject line again.
>
> On Jan 5, 1:31 pm, "Kevin A. Cameron" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > As many people have said "good artists borrow, great artists steal". Meaning
> > don't necessarily look for a template, but look at the sites you actually
> > use, and find one that has already solved the problem that you are working
> > on and copy it. Not pixel for pixel of course, but this can be a great way
> > to get started.
>
> > Kevin
>
> > On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 3:59 AM, Paulo Diovani <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > In most cases, is better to hire a designer, even for simple layouts. This
> > > is what I usualy do.
>
> > > But if you insist in create simple pages for you own... Search for some
> > > concepts like "color harmony" and "golden ratio", that may look attractive
> > > for human eyes.
>
> > > __
> > > Paulo Diovani Gonçalves
> > >http://diovani.com
>
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
> > > > On Behalf Of justaguy
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 1:51 AM
> > > > To: Design the Web with CSS
> > > > Subject: [Design with CSS 3160] How to create a single simple and
> > > > elegant page?
>
> > > > Hi,
>
> > > > First of all, I'm not a designer though I know HTML code pretty well
> > > > and have played with CSS a bit (not adequate).  There are times I need
> > > > to create a single page without all the fluffy stuff including ads
> > > > etc...
>
> > > > The simplest way to achieve it to google for a template or a similar
> > > > page for close proximity.  Too bad, couldn't find a single elegant
> > > > page of zillions of pages...
>
> > > > Do you have thoughts to share?  To further explain my intent, please
> > > > see the following page,http://tinyurl.com/33q6axf
>
> > > > I'm not happy with its presentation, that is, yes simple but not
> > > > elegant.  I wouldn't add anything else except maybe a logo on the top.
>
> > > > Thanks in advance.
>
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